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FedEx president, founder to present Manatt-Phelps Lecture in
Political Science on Dec. 4

The founder, president and CEO of the Federal Express Corp.,
Frederick Smith, will present the sixth annual Manatt-Phelps Lecture in
Political Science at ISU. He will speak on "Trends and Issues in the World
Marketplace" at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Sun Room, Memorial
Union.

Thanksgiving break

Iowa State classes are in recess Monday-Friday, Nov. 19-23, for the
Thanksgiving break. University offices will be closed Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 22-23.

ISU primatologist to teach online course from chimp research site in
Senegal

A new online course will allow students to learn from ISU
primatologist Jill Pruetz and the chimps living at her research site in
Senegal. The anthropology course
Primate
Behavior
(Anthr 350x/550x) will begin March 10 and feature some live satellite video feeds of Pruetz from
the field in Senegal.

Petermeiers commit $1.5 million to Iowa State

Craig and Virginia Petermeier of Mingo have made a deferred gift of $1 million to the Iowa State University College of Business endowment for unrestricted use in the areas of greatest need; and a $500,000 pledge to the ISU athletics department for facility renovations.

Sen. Chris Dodd on campus

Sen. Christopher Dodd, Democratic candidate for president, will speak
about his book, "Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a
Quest for Justice," at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Memorial Union
Sun Room. Dodd's father, Thomas, was an attorney in the Nuremberg
trials of Nazi leaders. The book compiles his letters to his wife
during that time. The lecture is part of the Presidential Caucus
Series, providing the university community with opportunities to
question presidential candidates or their representative before the
precinct caucuses.

High school students hard at work prepping for Iowa State technology
competition

High school students across the state are learning about cyber
defense, robotics and game design as part of Iowa State University's new
IT-Adventures program. The program's goal is to hook students on information
technology as a field of study and work.

ISU Associate Professor of Kinesiology Tim Derrick has tested
athletic shoes for Consumer Reports and Runner's World, and combat boots for
the U.S. Army. He has a grant proposal in to test the stress forces on the
bones in reduced gravity environments for NASA.

Iowa State Professor Awarded USDA Excellence in Teaching Award

Iowa State Professor Presented National Teaching Honor

Iowa State University horticulture Professor Gail Nonnecke has been selected Iowa Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

ISU students who live on campus have housing option if they plan to
caucus

ISU ROTC battalion ranked third in nation

Thanks to high scores in everything from academic grades
and leadership development to marksmanship and land navigation, the
Cyclone ROTC Battalion at Iowa State University is ranked among the
nation's elite.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has added $11.6 million to
an earlier $21.1 million award to the Partnerships in Prevention Science
Institute at Iowa State to continue its Promoting
School-Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Resilience project.

Blossoms of Light at Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens' annual Blossoms of Light Festival, Nov. 10 (5-8 p.m.) will feature thousands of lights, a garden railroad display, live musical performances and family crafts. The butterfly wing will be open offering a glimpse of the butterflies while they sleep.

In the news

Harrowing journey led runner from war-torn Sudan to Iowa State

USA Today

ISU cross country runner Guor Majak Marial, who lost his home and many family members in war-ravaged Southern Sudan, has found peace in his adopted land. "I feel really fortunate I'm in college and getting an education," Majak said.

Clinton aides prompted queries at events

Exceptional Iowan will get lasting memorial

The Des Moines Register

Jerry Prosper Clark is honored at Iowa State, 42 years after he disappeared in Vietnam. The names of Clark and four other veterans who died in the nation's wars were added to the Memorial Union's Gold Star Hall and unveiled on Nov. 12.